⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Clippers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 8:41 · LAC 16-10 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q3 2:07 · LAC 84-73 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul George misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:14 · LAC 103-95 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 10:07 · LAC 6-10 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 5:14 · LAC 48-48 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q3 6:28 · LAC 69-67 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Austin Reaves misses technical free throw
Q3 11:22 · LAC 57-52 LAL
📊The numbers
| LAC | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 12 | Threes made | 10 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 26 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
